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Aerospace and Marine Environments as Design Spaces for Contamination-Mitigating Polymeric Coatings Read chapter Read first chapter

2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

An Overview of Insect Residue Accretion and Mitigation Strategies on Aerodynamic Surfaces

Authors : J. G. Smith Jr., R. Robison, E. Loth

Published in: Contamination Mitigating Polymeric Coatings for Extreme Environments

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Abstract

Research in the utilization of laminar flow technologies on aircraft to improve fuel efficiency (and hence be more environmentally friendly) has been ongoing since the conclusion of World War II. A persistent issue with regard to the maintenance of laminar flow, however, is insect residue accretion. The residues are recurrent, distributed randomly across the surface, and have the potential to exceed heights that can result in a premature transition to turbulent flow. Numerous approaches have been explored over the decades, with success being seen in a research setting. In general, implementation of these approaches in the commercial sector has not been realized. These approaches are briefly discussed herein, along with a general description of the relevant insect characteristics and a discussion of why the reduction of insect accretion on aircraft is such a challenging problem.

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Metadata
Title
An Overview of Insect Residue Accretion and Mitigation Strategies on Aerodynamic Surfaces
Authors
J. G. Smith Jr.
R. Robison
E. Loth
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Contamination Mitigating Polymeric Coatings for Extreme Environments

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-45838-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-45839-3

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2018_44

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